ABSTRACT:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the
effect of a hydrogymnastics training program on highsensitivity C-reactive
protein in elderly women. The subjects were randomly divided into the
experimental group who participates in the hydrogymnastics training program and
the control group who was not involved in the training and remained sedentary.
The serum levels of highsensitivity C-reactive protein were determined by
immunoturbidimetry using C-reactive protein
(CRP), the training protocol consisted of hydrogymnastics sessions 5
times per week during 12 weeks of intervention, executed in a pool of 1.3
meters divided into three phases: a 10-minute warm-up, 30 minutes of aerobic
exercise at 50%-60% of maximum heart rate (monitored by heart rate monitor) and a 10-minute cool down. As a
statistical method to compare the results between groups of variables pre and
post training, the analysis of variance (ANOVA) mixed 2 × 2 (group ×
measurement) test was done using SPSS version 17. The founds showed significant
changes in the level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and a greater
percentage decrease of hs-CRP (Δ%= -37%, p = 0.001) in the experimental group
in relation to the control group.Therefore, it can be
inferred that a hydrogymnastics program is
effective in reducing the metabolic rate of high-sensitivity C-reactive
protein amongst elderly women.